GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| penchant | a strong and continued inclination |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| prohibitive | tending to prohibit or restrain |
| kismet | fate |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| smattering | superficial piecemeal knowledge |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |